1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARKE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 213 331 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 426 94 506 Average size of farm .......acres.. 288 286 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 348 199 570 Average per acre .........dollars.. 716 724 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 065 19 143 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 181 283 acres.. 17 250 25 018 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 122 213 acres.. 4 645 8 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 29 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 654 2 816 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 763 8 508 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 279 506 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 375 2 310 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 3 $100,000 or more .................... 2 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 784 2 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 374 7 896 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 213 330 $1,000.. - 105 134 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 494 407 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 60 88 Other ............................... 153 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 228 200 days or more ................... 116 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 247 number.. 7 186 9 598 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 202 number.. 4 556 5 608 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 13 number.. 28 98 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 252 number.. 3 329 4 900 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 25 number.. 777 1 018 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 22 number.. 1 693 1 852 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 15 number.. (D) 243 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 60 acres.. 822 1 379 bushels.. 57 506 91 799 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 344 bushels.. (D) 12 800 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 95 bushels.. (D) 1 986 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 97 156 acres.. 3 668 5 878 tons, dry.. 8 259 13 150 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .